State v. Norby

The State charged the defendants in this appeal with various felony drug or theft charges arising from separate incidents. These charges were filed anywhere from 6 to 33 months after the defendants allegedly committed the crimes in question. The defendants each raised motions to dismiss, arguing their due process rights were violated by this preaccusatorial delay. The trial court consolidated these cases for the purposes of the motion, and granted the defendants' motion to compel the State to answer detailed interrogatories about police and prosecutorial investigative and charging practices,…